executive order

noun

: regulation sense 2b

Examples of executive order in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

On the first day of his second term, the Republican president repealed a Biden-era executive order aimed in part at guarding against the risks that AI systems pose to consumers, workers and national security. — Garance Burke, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

The president's executive order now allows clear diesel users to use red diesel--and be taxed at the lower rate. — Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026

The initiative follows a June executive order aimed at accelerating quantum technology deployment, commercialization and domestic manufacturing. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026

The president issued an executive order earlier this week that allows truckers to use tax-exempt offroad diesel on highways without worrying about federal penalties. — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for executive order

• boarder
• border
• corder
• warder
• camcorder
• disorder
• recorder
• reorder
• suborder
• transborder

Legal Definition

executive order

noun

: an order issued by a government's executive on the basis of authority specifically granted to the executive branch (as by the U.S. Constitution or a congressional act)

the National Security Agency was created by an executive order

compare proclamation, statute

Note: An executive order from the president does not have the force of law until it is printed in the Federal Register.